Culinary press.



A. QUIQUEREZ.

CULINARY PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPLZB. x911.-

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

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ALPHQNSE QUIQUEREZ, 013 NEW YORK, N. Y.

CULINARY PRESS.

Application filed September 28, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHONSE QUI UEREZ, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Culinary Presses, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates generally to culinary presses, and is designed particularly for pressing sweet breads.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a press of improved construction which is capable of being used to press a great number of sweet breads at a single operation, and which is provided with improved means for collecting the blood and juices squeezed from the articles.

A further object of the invention is to provide a press of this character Which has its various parts so constructed and arranged as to be capable of being readily separated, whereby the same may be readily cleaned and at all times maintained in sanitary condition. 7

Still further objects reside in providing a press of the character specified which may be manufactured at low cost, which is easy and simple in operation, which is constructed in such manner as to exert a great amount of pressure with but little manual effort, which has its various parts so assembled as to lessen the liability of wear or breakage, and which will prove thoroughly practical in use.

With these objects in view together with others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel formation, combination, and arrangement of parts, all as will be described more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of a culinary press constructed in accordance with the invention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the press,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially upon line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken upon line 1 of Fig. 3.

Referringnow particularly to the drawings, 5 indicates generally the base of the culinary press, the said base in the present Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

Serial No. 193,735.

instance being rectangular, and having an upstanding longitudinally and centrally disposed bracket 6. This bracket may be formed at its ends integral with the base 5, or may be constructed of-strap metal and secured in any preferred manner at its ends to the said base. The base 5 is widened at its lower end, and is provided upon the interior of its upstanding walls with trackways or guides 7 adapted to support the edges of a removable tray 8.

Extending entirely around the base and at the upper edge thereof is a gutter or channel 9, and ducts in the form of pipes 10 establish communication between the gutter 9 at the corners thereof, and the tray 8 upon the interior of the base. The upper end of the base 5 is closed by a top plate 11, having arranged therein a plurality of spaced apertures 12 through which liquid may pass to the tray 8 directly below the same.

Arranged in superimposed relation upon the base 5 and in such manner as to be capable of being moved vertically are a plurality of pressing plates 13. These plates are each rovided with apertures 14. through which liquids may pass to the tray 8 in the base, and a cover plate 15 is arranged above the uppermost of the presser plates 13. The cover plates as well as the presser plates are provided in their ends with notches 16, adapted to receive the vertically disposed portions of the brackets 6, so that the latter form guideways for these vertically movable plates. I

The cover plate 15 is equipped with an upwardly extending centrally arranged stud or boss 17, over which a socket member 18 swiveled to the lower end of a screw 19 engages. This screw is threaded through a nutmember 20 carried by the bracket 6, and it is obvious that as the screw 19 is rotated the cover plate 15 will be moved upwardly or downwardly, according to the direction of rotation of the said screw. The socket member 18 has attached thereto the inner ends of hook members 21, the latter being adapted to engage in eyes 22 on the upper surface of the cover plate 15. The cover plate may also be equipped with handles 23 to facilitate the removal of the latter from the press.

In operation, the sweet breads are placed upon the top plate 11 and upon the presser plates 14 in the manner shown in Fig. 2.

The tray 8 is then inserted in place, and the screw 19 may then be manually turned so as to move the cover plate downwardly. This movement of the cover plate exerts downward pressure upon the sweet breads lying directly under the same, and this pressure is exerted throughout all of the layers of sweet breads. Blood and juices squeezed from the articles will pass downwardly through the apertures 14 and 12 of the cover and top plates respectively, and will enter the tray 8. The juices also pass through the gutter or channel 9 surrounding the base and will be directed therefrom into the said tray. It is thus seen that a thoroughly eiiicient means for removing all juices from the sweet breads is provided, and one which may be operated with but a small amount of elfort.

The base and various removable parts may be constructed of any preferred material, aluminum being found desirable and elficient for the purpose. The various plates and the tray may be easily and quickly removed from the press to permit of cleaning of the same, so that the press may be easily kept sanitary.

While the present is a disclosure of what is believed to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, as various changes in the minor details of construction, proportion, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to if desired without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim g 1. In combination, a press including a base, a channel on the exterior of said base above the bottom thereof, a removable tray within said base and beneath said trough, and pipes communicating at their outer ends with said channel and extending into said base over said tray.

2. A press including a base, uprights on said base, plates adapted to travel upon said uprights, a top plate, a boss on said top plate, a socket member adapted to engage over said boss, a screw swiveled to said socket member, and hooks for securing said socket member to said top plate. i

3. In a press, a base of rectangular formation, uprights extending from said base inwardly from the outer edges thereof, pressing plates slidably arranged upon said uprights, a trough on saidbase and extending around the same and being spaced inwardly from the outer edges of said base, a pipe leading from said trough to the interior of said base, and a tray in said base to receive liquid passing through said pipe.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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Witnesses:

HENRI BABITAUD, CHARLES VVETZEL.

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